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civil rights committee
Truman created a committee for civil rights. -
End of military segregation
Truman ends segregation in the military -
law slowly takes effect
Only 3 school districts begin to de-segregate in the entire south -
End of segregation in schools
Supreme court ruled that segregation in public schools is illegal -
Stronger rules against segregation
Supreme court demands stronger rules againts segregation in public schools -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat. -
Bus system Ruling
Supreme court ruled thet Montgomerys segregated bus system was illegal -
Little rock nine
African-American students known as the little rock nine went to attend central high school -
Elizabeth Eckford was attacked
Elizabeth eckford went to school by hersefl and was attacked by a mob -
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Schools Close
Public schools in little rock closed that year -
African-American Graduate
Ernest Green becane the first African - American to graduate from central high school -
Schools reopen
Schools reopen under court order and begin the slow prosses of integration.